... I don't think buttons smell. They are after all just pieces of plastic. Any odour should truly be of the chemical process used in the production of the...
Yeh, the odor thing is probably purely psychological. This odor is usually "strongest" when I am aware of it (the buttons basically). And yes I do have a VERY...
Wow! Have been reading some of the comments on the website mentioned below. I never realised there were SO many people with b phobia. Haven't read all of them...
I feel really sorry for men with this problem, cos they have to put up with wearing shirts, at least us women can get away with smart clothes with out b's I...
... Hello Nick, I can't beleive I'm actually taking part in this conferencing, but I'm fascinated to find so many people with my exact discust for buttons. ...
I hadn't even thought of that. I shall be having nightmares tonight! Does anyone else have bad dreams involving buttons? I sometimes have them where I find...
There seems to be a national frenzy going on here for pockets with flaps, sometimes with velcro but usually with buttons. Flaps and buttons on the sides of...
Hi All, I am joining as my 9 year old son has a phobia to buttons, he has done since he was 4 years old, I thought that it was just a faze, never thought there...
Does anyone ever notice that when you get sick (i.e viral infection, sick stomach, etc) that the phobias & repulsions are extremely maginified??? Last wk I was...
... Hi Debbie Yes, it's very difficult. I am button phobic but I seem to have passed on my phobia to my daughter (Claire, also on this group)who is affected...
... infection, sick ... maginified??? <snip> I have noticed that. When I'm sick to my stomach, I feel extra contemptuous of buttons and get even more annoyed...
Hi. I'm getting ready to change my Yahoo account info (username, etc), so could somebody send me the link to this group on Yahoo so I can sign up again (under...
... Here's the link. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/b_phobia/ _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo!...
... As a matter of fact, yes! I had to have a filling, which was bad enough, but my dentist had a button up tunic on with these big blue plastic buttons. That...
... experiences ... I bought my son some pyjamas yesterday. They were all packaged up but I assumed they would just be T-shirt and elasticated waist. (No photo...
Hi, I've just joined For years I thought that I was the only one. For years I considered myself a freak. I am astonished to find that there are other suffers ...
... Hi! Sorry you have button phobia, but glad you have joined us. ... suffers ... Me too. But here we all are :-) ... There was someone else on here who was...
... Hi, great to have a new member! :-) ... It is surprising quite how many of us there seem to be. I would love to know what has caused this phobia. If there...
In response to Claire and Barbara, Hi! No, my brother wasn't a button-phobe. He played along with me in order to make me feel better. He always did it, bless...
... this phobia are from Britain! I was born, raised, and still reside in North Carolina, USA. Maybe there's some kind of historical link? Maybe it's my...
Dont know whether its herediaty or not, my son is fine with them, no problems at all. By the way, cant stand balloons either, but I know why cos someone popped...
My mother had a button box too, passed down by my great-grandmother. I don't think I ever played with it, athough I do recount the smell of it. It was almost...
I wonder if this button phobia is related to some kind of non-conformist streak? I know I've always been very non-conformist (not just in regards to the...
I enjoy going to nightclubs. However, I notice that people LOVE wearing buttoned shirts to clubs, even if it's casual dress! (esp the icky Polos!) Ewwww!...
Oh yes, I know what you mean!!! I'm single and when I go out and get chatted up, it REALLY puts me off when a bloke is wearing a vile shirt with buttons,...
I find it bad enough when just anybody is wearing alot of buttons, (or Polo shirts) but for me, it's magnified by about 100 times when it's someone I'm...
I think I've solved the mystery of our curious phobia. The old thinking about phobias was that they were patholgies or "malfunctions" in the translation of...
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